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Girly thread vs. r*N*r's nang nails!!!

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Yeah I've ALWAYS done curls, but I'm loving this look I'm trying out so much that I'm really not bothered by the straightening. The only time I'm bothered is when what I'm going after doesn't turn out, like my make up last night...bums me out.
Perhaps I should get a new straightener though. The guys at the ball kiosks always bother me but they are always big $$!
 
I have a Chi straightener that I absolutely love, it goes for about $100 though :( It can be worth the investment if you think you will use it often. I've had mine for years now and I definitely think it was worth the money

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Perpetual Indulgence said:
what is a hairdryer?
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The nail tech fixed the four chipped nails and touched up the rest.
Minor inconvenience. I will return in 2 weeks for another Shellac mani.

I have been sick all week but housework is calling me!
My husband said go to bed and I asked him if he was going to hire a wife for me.
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Feel better soon, lovely lady.

On the subject of housework, our cleaner is starting on Thursday and then fortnight from there on. WOO FUCKING HOO :D Very excited.

I get to go back to work on Wednesday (i've turned a corner and for the most part, am not wobbly on my feet), so yeah, this is going to be such a lightening of the load for our house. We also have a friend staying with us for a month or two, so this will definitely be great all-round, and the cost is outweighed by the freedom not having to clean bathrooms/mop floors and everything else brings :D
 
purplefirefly said:
I have a Chi straightener that I absolutely love, it goes for about $100 though :( It can be worth the investment if you think you will use it often. I've had mine for years now and I definitely think it was worth the money

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I want it!
I've been using a regular ceramic straightener-
The Chi is like titanium and tourmaline, right??
I think that makes your hair a lot smoother- at least, when the girl who does my hair straightens my hair with hers (paul mitchell, not a Chi) its much more flat and smooth.
 
That could also be that hair dressers are actually magical fairies in disguise who not only can do amazing things with hair but even make it look easy, but that we mere mortals will never actually be able to do on our own hair, even with the best tools :|
 
I use a generic straightener that's a rip off of a GHD (which the one above looks like) and to be honest, i've used a GHD and there really is little to no difference. I do need a new one, though - mine is getting a bit old (at 7 years, it's had a good innings). GHD retail in Australia for upwards of $250.00 and there is no way i'd pay that, when the difference in quality is not worth that.
 
ok, still working on my "Marvel" make up look.
Still not nailed but this is what I have for tonight...

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"Chaos" ;)
 
I personally could not live without my hair straightener!

pff I have already said this elsewhere but you are looking absolutely amazing hun!! <3

Here is a pic of the matte/gloss tips manicure I did:
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fizzle, the tips rubbed off the next day anyway, despite the top coat.
 
n3ophy7e said:
I personally could not live without my hair straightener!

pff I have already said this elsewhere but you are looking absolutely amazing hun!! <3

Here is a pic of the matte/gloss tips manicure I did:
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fizzle, the tips rubbed off the next day anyway, despite the top coat.
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Thank you so much!! :)

I love the way that looks!! I'm so excited to try it!! It's unfortunate that the tips didn't last very long thought :(
 
N3o- awesome!!! I love the effect. I so need to do this. Did you use tape?

I have become no longer dependent upon my flat-iron. I flat-iron my bangs sometimes still, but I'm embracing my natural curls/waves. I also like to sometimes just blow-dry, without straightening. It looks a bit more natural, plus it's much less time consuming. I flat-iron about 2-3x a month maybe.

PillThrill- you could probably get away with just using a round brush and a blow dryer to nearly straighten your hair, due to its length. I watched a couple of good tutorials on YouTube about blow-outs. The Remington Shine hair straightener gets great reviews from what Ive read and is $50. Oh, also, the new look is great. One thing I think would look great on your is a bit of brow powder/pencil. I'd use like a medium brown. I've found for me it really helps my dramatic eye looks and I have very dark brown/black eyebrows, and I use a dark brown powder sparingly.

Had a mini shopping spree today, to sooth my soul. Went to MAC and bought their new collection (Peacocky) lipgloss. It's a hybrid between lipstick and gloss. I got a ridiculously bright pink/berry called Scandelicious. Good times. I finally bought Russian Red as well. Swung by The Body Shop (our mall's store is closing) and everything was 30% off. I love their Almond Oil intensive moisturizing hand cream (whatever it's called- it comes in a tub). And i got some Hemp face moisturizer for my marijuana-dependent BF. Ooh, I also finally picked up OPI's My Chihuahua Bites! Gorgeous in-your-face coral-ish pink. I cannot wait for warm weather.
 
My Zoya is finally in the picking/verification stage. Hopefully I will receive it by the end of the week.

Did a half moon manicure, my first try but it turned out pretty good. Next time I will put the stickers down farther and make the "moon" smaller.
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In other news, a co-worker loved Mata Hari so much when she saw me wearing it, she offered to buy the bottle off of me! I told her I could get her one of her own :)

Also, went on a little e-bay spree and picked up Black Cherry Chutney and No Spain, No Gain - both OPI.
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